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VietNamNet Bridge – In years recently past, Vietnamese mainstream music, V-Pop, has made great leaps, even on other countries’ shores with artists like My Tam and Thu Minh taking awards for the ‘Best Asian Artist’ at the annual Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) in 2012 and 2013. The two singers kindled hope for Vietnamese music to receive acclaim internationally.
The first hopes
More encouragement has come from, young musician Nguyen Hong Thuan’s signing of a contract with the Haera, Inc & KJ Entertainment company from the Republic of Korea (RoK). His ten top tracks such as Tim lai giac mo (Refind the dream), Bay sac cau vong (Rainbow) and Xinh tuoi Viet Nam (Beautiful Vietnam), are to be translated into Korean and heard in the country from where K-Pop rose.
The new music video (MV) from 365 Band entitled ‘Get on the floor’ has not only grabbed the youth of Vietnam but also was well-received in many countries after being played by … [Read more...] about Vietnamese music dreams international

Classical star Sarah Chang will perform for the first time in Vietnam at the 14th Hennessy concert in Hanoi on January 22. To mark the occasion, she agreed to an online talk with VietNamNet’s readers on January 21. This is my first time in Vietnam so I feel very enthusiastic about the concert. I recorded the works that I will play in this concert in France and have performed them in many places around the world. Myself and the pianist have combined well together in previous shows. Could you tell us about the music that you will play on January 22? I will open the concert by Brahms’ Sonatensatz. I would say that the first part of the show is for Brahms’ works. In the second part of the concert I will play the piece for violin and piano that Christopher Theofanidis wrote for me and the Sonata by Cesar Franck. Please tell us about your special violin. It is a Guarneri Del Gesus violin, which was made in 1717. It is really an antique. It was preserved in a museum … [Read more...] about Classical music star Sarah Change answers your questions in Hanoi

The Ha Noi-based Music Publishing House will release a DVD featuring tai tu music, a traditional music genre of the south, later this month after months of recording and filming. The first album Don Ca Tai Tu Nam Bo (The South’s Amateur Music) includes a series of 13 songs and music works performed by veteran singers and music players who work in tai tu clubs in HCM City and southern provinces. The DVD-makers spent a great deal of money to travel to many places in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta to film the farmers-artists on stage and in daily life. "Tai tu music was created by farmers when they were working in the fields or relaxing at the end of a hard day," said musician and music critic Nguyen Quang Long, deputy head of the Music Publishing House’s editorial board. "It is also performed at traditional festivals, weddings and death anniversaries." "Our staff believes tai tu artists perform best for their villagers, not for the audiences in big theatres," he said. "We … [Read more...] about Southern traditional music filmed for DVD

A DVD-film set featuring the traditional music genres of Ha Noi will be released later this month after months of recording and filming. The film, which is the first of its kind, includes four DVDs featuring the history of Ha Noi's traditional music, including songs and music works in different styles performed by veteran and young singers and musicians. Most of them work for the city's traditional theatres. The DVD-producer Music Publishing House invested a great deal of money and human resources to record and film the artists on stage and in daily life. The film's directors, People's Artist Tran Van Thuy and Nguyen Si Chung, perfected the film with beautiful scenes and music. Veteran artists Thanh Ngoan, Xuan Hach, Minh Anh and The Dan, four of the region's leading traditional singers and music players, perform at their best in the film. "Our artists' performances and talks provide audiences with the knowledge and beauty of traditional music and instruments," said Chung, the … [Read more...] about Producer issues first DVD to feature Ha Noi’s traditional music

Major players in Viet Nam’s music industry will be stepping onto the stage at the 2007 Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards this April to accept some of the country’s most prestigious music awards Viet Nam Idol: Singer Ha Anh Tuan is nominated for the Male Artist of the Year award at this year’s Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards. — VNS Photo Truong Vi In the search for the most well-rounded contributors, an experienced board of around 100 music reporters will try to balance academic and commercial criteria. These observers will choose a short list of musical activists who played a dynamic role in promoting the country’s music industry and making an impact on Vietnamese audiences. Documents will be made available to judges with the deadline falling on March 25. The final results will only be announced after all the votes are counted publicly at a press conference held directly before the awards ceremony. This year’s awards will include five categories … [Read more...] about Calling all Vietnamese musical talent